Who Should I Draft?
Justin Verlander or Ryan Pressly (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Justin Verlander SP - HOU  | Ryan Pressly RP - HOU  | |
Expert |
70% Recommended by 30 of 43 experts |
30% Recommended by 13 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 25 | # 33 |
| Best Rank | # 10 | # 20 |
| Worst Rank | # 72 | # 70 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 96 | # 76 |
| Best Rank | # 68 | # 66 |
| Worst Rank | # 111 | # 101 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 163 | 79 |
| Wins | 10 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 31 |
| ERA | 3.50 | 2.99 |
| WHIP | 1.07 | 1.08 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 66 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 26 | # 29 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 40 | # 41 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 21 | # 32 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 23 | # 35 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 29 | # 37 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 35 | # 39 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 14 | # 33 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 19 | # 39 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 25 | # 31 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 31 | # 33 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 15 | # 33 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 23 | # 33 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 25 | # 32 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 18 | # 28 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 11 | # 33 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 19 | # 21 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 27 | # 31 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 23 | # 30 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 20 | # 31 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 10 | # 20 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 49 | # 52 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 47 | # 70 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 24 | # 27 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 24 | # 43 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 30 | # 47 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 21 | # 34 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 30 | # 36 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 10 | # 27 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 39 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 21 | # 20 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 23 | # 20 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 30 | # 26 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 33 | # 26 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 35 | # 30 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 36 | # 30 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 38 | # 24 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 39 | # 28 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 39 | # 32 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 40 | # 33 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 41 | # 38 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 51 | # 42 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 72 | # 37 |
| Justin Verlander SP - HOU | Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | ‐ | 64 |
| Games Started | ‐ | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | ‐ | 64.1 |
| Wins | ‐ | 5 |
| Losses | ‐ | 3 |
| Saves | ‐ | 26 |
| Blown Saves | ‐ | 2 |
| Holds | ‐ | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | ‐ | 49 |
| Earned Runs | ‐ | 16 |
| Home Runs Allowed | ‐ | 4 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 81 |
| Walks | ‐ | 13 |
| ERA | ‐ | 2.25 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 0.97 |
| Justin Verlander SP - HOU | Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 24 | 64 |
| Games Started | 24 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 144.9 | 63.8 |
| Wins | 10 | 4 |
| Losses | 7 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 31 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 5 |
| Holds | 0 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 116 | 52 |
| Earned Runs | 56 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 163 | 79 |
| Walks | 38 | 16 |
| ERA | 3.50 | 2.99 |
| WHIP | 1.07 | 1.08 |
| Justin Verlander SP - HOU | Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Justin Verlander improved to 5-1 on the season, tossing five scoreless innings against the Nationals. Kendall Capps Mon, May 16th | Astros closer Ryan Pressly pitched a scoreless ninth inning Friday in a 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals. Kendall Capps Sat, May 14th | |
| Justin Verlander almost tossed the fourth no-hitter of his career Tuesday against the Twins. He entered the 8th inning with the no-no in tact, before Gio Urshela broke it up with one out. He pitched eight solid innings, picking up his fourth win. Kendall Capps Wed, May 11th | Ryan Pressly got back on track Saturday, pitching a scoreless 9th to pick up his fourth save of the season. Kendall Capps Sun, May 8th | |
| Justin Verlander was very sharp again Wednesday, beating the Seattle Mariners 7-2. The Astros veteran fired 6 2/3 innings and gave up two earned runs. He allowed five hits but did not walk a batter, while striking out three. Kendall Capps Thu, May 5th | Astros closer Ryan Pressly was activated earlier Thursday and returned to the mound with a 2-0 lead in the ninth. He proceeded to give up a two-run home run to Jeimer Candelario, blowing his second save of the season. He pitched an inning allowing two earned runs. Kendall Capps Fri, May 6th | |
| Justin Verlander picked up the win Thursday, pitching seven innings, allowing four hits while striking out right and walking zero in a 3-2 Astros victory over the Rangers. Luke Monaldo Fri, Apr 29th | Astros closer Ryan Pressly joined his teammates in Houston on Wednesday. All signs point to Pressly being activated as soon as Thursday. Kendall Capps Thu, May 5th | |
| Justin Verlander worked six innings in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Blue jays, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out five. Nate Miller Fri, Apr 22nd | Houston Astros RP Ryan Pressly threw a live bullpen session on Sunday, and according to manager Dusty Baker the reliever could be activated in a couple days. Josh Thiessen Mon, Apr 25th | |
| Notes | ||
| So far so good for Verlander, who has pitched just six innings over his last two seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery. His spring has gone as expected thus far, and he's on track for the start of the season, though he might miss the first turn as the Astros play it safe. Verlander is now 39 years old and has a ton of miles on his arm, and it's difficult to know exactly how his stuff will play after two years of not pitching competitively. But the bottom line is that the last fantasy managers saw of Verlander, he was as dominant as he has ever been, so there shouldn't be too many doubts about his performance. Given his age and his injury, it's likely the Astros will look to limit Verlander's innings a bit, but so long as he has no setbacks during the spring, draft him with confidence this year. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Pressly was his usual excellent self in the bullpen last year, pitching to a 2.25 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP with a 32.4% strikeout rate, his fourth straight season with at least a 31% mark. His fantasy value was held in check by his oddly-low save total of 26, but that was hardly his fault. The Astros as a team had only 34 saves total, which was tied with the Blue Jays for the lowest mark by a .500 team or better. Houston averaged 46.5 saves over the team's previous two full seasons, so expect them to approach that mark again and for Pressly's save total to jump by at least five or more. If you can grab a discount based on his low number last year, do so. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
